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I'm sorry but North White and West Central have no business in the HNAC. I also feel Caston is in over their heads in this conference. The old Midwest conference was perfect for NW, WC and Caston. Schools of same size and competitive ability. NW and WC made the correct choice staying or going back to the Midwest.

So cool to see a local !A kid playing in an NFL game. #86 TE for the Vikings- so happy for his family and for Brandon.

https://www.ihsaatv.org/watch/gibson-southern-southport-2019-football-indianasrn

I just wanted to point out that 2 East players were on the field today for Indiana. Obviously Crider is their starting LG. But Cam Wilson saw the field a lot in the 4th Qtr at WR.

Who is this guy? If you are a Wawasee Warrior fan, then I guess laughing at other people's misfortunes makes you very different than us....because none of us are laughing at ALL of yours. #dudecameoutswinging

I recall a lot of similar sentiment last year when LC beat LN. That was supposed to turn their season around then as well. This could be a crazy thought but perhaps LN isn't as good as what we all thought after beating a bad team and a 4A team? Just a thought. Even then, LN had their chances vs LC. It very well could turn their season around, don't get me wrong. But Warren is a better defense than LN is and Warren is probably looking forward to facing a defense that's giving up 27 points a game.

Monrovia is a Class football team. Looking at records is the New Coach up to there standards? Don't know just askin. Always thought a solid gut running game wins in at least 2A.

How is this a lose lose for Southport? The rest of their conference has been scheduling games against the SIAC and BIG8....and Southport already plays 3A powerhouse Chatard.

The new quarter and clock rules are definitely affecting GSs Sagarin...as well as others I am guessing.

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Idk about that but he came from South Put. It's not Akers its Aker.

Has to be. Pretty sure Valley Moved up to 11 after they beat em. Most say week 5 or 6 is when sagarin ratings have enough info.

By the way and for the record Pioneer won without their starting guards, TE, OT, middle linebacker and SS and still won by 3 TDs So much for not having any depth

Sagarin has Chatard with a 99 score and 5th overall ranking after their pounding over roncalli. I think its safe to say that Chatard is a top 15 team this year regardless of class

Agree. If Cathedral loses to Chatard, the season is a loss unless we win the 5A title. . Arlington HS at 7p Friday. Come see the Irish play the Trojans at this venue for the first time in 10 years. Archbishop Thompson will be there managing the sexuality of everyone in attendance. God bless his conflicted soul.

Should be a fun one this Friday night at the Rockpile. I pulled into Northridge to pick my son up as our game was finishing up last night, but it sounded like our run game just wore the Warriors down in the second half. I had a job in Bremen last night that kept me from seeing our game, but allowed me to take in part of the Bremen/Glenn game. Always kind of fun seeing things from a different perspective. Congrats to Plymouth on the big win, you guys didn't even need a bad call to pull it out this year. I didn't see it happening, but may end up being a good thing for Warsaw to learn from. Those two teams have an awesome historic hatred for one another. Honestly I'm kind of jealous we don't have a true arch enemy like those two.

This is why the 5A winner will be decided on the field and not the Gridiron Digest message board.

I concede. Dwenger and Valpo just aren't in the same league as New Pal and Cathedral. Congrats to the New Pal/Cathedral winner on their state championship trophy.

The comparison to 6A teams can never be proven. Cathedral could play up in 6A, but they have never asked. Bringing up a pre-season scrimmage? Laughable. Did you have a tailgate party at the scrimmage? Yes, New Pal will remain #1. Does it matter? This will be decided on the field. And I want to see it!

Was Greenberg a professor doling out bad grades? Should open up the free market for private Right Wing Universities. I guess all the existing Conservative Universities must be full up. Here's one now....

Lmaooo the Plymouth haters are mighty quiet this morning..... tail between legs? Awful lot of confidence in this thread Pro-Tigers... or arrogance... any other excuses the people need to hear about? All ears 😂

Bout time your back!

Yeah.. I'm still here!! QB 15 Goodman, Trey 11 6'1 170 RB 8 Lannan, Luke 12 5'10 185 WB 43 Howard, Cash 12 5'10 175 WB 5 Dyer, Lance 12 5'11 175 TE 35 Puckett, Avery 12 6'2 175 WR 18 Roberston, Devyn 12 6'2 165 LT 51 Smith, Dalton 12 5'10 205 LG 55 Rogers, Vedder 11 6'1 225 C 79 Mongeau, Tyler 12 6'1 205 RG 69 Giles, Damien 11 6'0 225 RT 57 Giles, Landon 11 6'0 210 SE 28 Hauser, Clayton 12 6'1 170 ILB 8 Lannan, Luke 12 5'10 185 ILB 2 Eslinger, Gabe 10 6'0 180 OLB 5 Dyer, Lance 12 5'11 175 OLB 11 Dyer, Trevor 12 5'10 165 DE 79 Mongeau, Tyler 12 6'1 205 DT 55 Rogers, Vedder 11 6'1 225 DT 64 Boldrey, Hunter 12 6'0 255 DE 51 Smith, Dalton 12 5'10 205 CB 23 House, Gavin 11 5'7 160 CB 18 Roberston, Devyn 12 6'2 165 FS 43 Howard, Cash 12 5'10 175 QB 9 Clements, Dalen 11 5'10 180 RB 33 Knight, Foster 12 6' 2 190 WR 36 Payne, Ethan 11 5' 9 150 WR 1 Maxwell, Jeren 12 5'11 180 TE 40 Wray, Hunter 11 6' 5 180 TE 30 Whalen, Jaden 11 6' 0 205 RT 58 Massey, Jett 10 6' 3 195 RG 63 Huffman, Jayden 11 5' 9 225 C 51 Bolen, Zak 12 5'10 215 LG 75 Shrake, Wyatt 10 6' 3 280 LT 70 Martin, Damon 12 6' 2 240 MLB 33 Knight, Foster 12 6' 2 190 OLB 25 Scdoris, Alex 10 5'11 170 OLB 40 Wray, Hunter 11 6' 5 180 DE 51 Bolen, Zak 12 5'10 215 DT 63 Huffman, Jayden 11 5' 9 225 DT 75 Shrake, Wyatt 10 6' 3 280 DE 30 Whalen, Jaden 11 6' 0 205 CB 36 Payne, Ethan 11 5' 9 150 CB 12 Padgett, Eli 11 5'10 175 SS 1 Maxwell, Jeren 12 5'11 180 FS 4 Camic, Todd 10 5'10 150 Miners and Bulldogs… meeting in Monrovia tonight. An unusual start for the Bulldogs at 0-2… not seen since their 0-10 2005 season. Linton sits at 1-1 riding high on a 35-12 win over 3A 1-1 Sullivan last week. It should be noted that Monrovia’s 2 losses were by single scores. 14-6 to 3A Ritter, and 14-7 to 3A Edgewood. Linton’s opening game loss was to 3A Southridge 28-20 in the last minutes of the contest. These are two programs who reached the promised land in recent year. Monrovia claiming the 2A Title in 2015—and also in 2009 losing to Luers, with 2 semi state appearances a in 2014 & 2016. Linton won their 1A title in 2016 after a runner up in 2015 with numerous Semi-State appearances knocking on the door. Both programs were bumped up for the success factor logic. Linton has stayed in 2A now because of enrollment that puts the Miners just over line into 2A. Monrovia was pushed to 3A the last couple years, and now is back in 2A themselves. Coach Brian Oliver is now in his 7th year, with a 65-16 record, all at Linton while Kevin Hutchins has left Monrovia for an assistant role at Center Grove. This brings in former South Putnam mentor Nathan Aker to the Bulldog program. Aker had gone 27-31 in 5 years with the Eagles including a sectional championship in 2018. Monrovia is going through a learning curve somewhat of a new offense from Coach Aker, but still reverts to the ground n pound of Monrovia lore. Gone is Clay Whitney---who rung up 217 yards , over 9 a carry in 2018’s 23-0 Bulldog win at the Roy. Whitney accounted for 338 yards rushing against Linton in 3 meetings. Also gone is starting QB Ezra Wagner, TE Ian Wray, and 4 offensive line starters who also started defensively. To make matters worse in addition to losing Whitney’s 1,439 yards and 13 rush TDs, it seems returning junior Corbin Padgett, who amassed 1,034 yards and 8 TDs is not with the team this year. This puts the rushing load on #33 Foster Knight (Sr, 6’2 190) who is a big load to bring down, and a tough kid who started at Middle Linebacker on D. He has 32 of the Bulldog carries (73 team total) in their first 2 games. However it’s amounted to just 126 yards, a 3.94 per carry average. We’ll also see another big kid in #46 Cole Butts (Sr, 5’10 195), who has 40 yards on 12 carries. Both of these guys are going to be bruiser type backs. The lone rush TD this year has come from WR #1 Jeren Maxwell (Sr, 5’11 180). Maxwell was a receiver in ’18 and didn’t have a single rush. He did tie for the most receiving yards with 101 on 4 catches last year…but it was Padgett who led the team with 8 catches. The other WR is slated to be #36 Ethan Payne (Jr, 5’9 150) who has just 3 rushes for 1 yard. At QB is #11 Dalen Clements (Jr, 5’10 180), who doesn’t appear to be a running guy…7 for -13 but that could be in lost yardage from sacks… Word has it that Coach Aker is trying to open up the Bulldog offense to more pass friendly. So far the learning process has made for limited success—87 yards in 2 games. Clements has thrown 7 for 16 with 1 TD and 2 picks. Maxwell has the only TD pass from WR... a 33 yarder to #4 Todd Camic (So, 5’10 150)…one of 3 catches for 47 years from WR Camic. Maxwell has 3 catches for 28, Payne 1 for 12, and backup TE #21 Hunter Leeds (So, 6’3 180) 1 for 21. Listed as the starting TEs are #40 Hunter Wray (Jr. 6’5 180) and #30 Jaden Whalen (Jr, 6’0 205)… so there is good size at that position. On the line, only 1 returning starter in #63 Jeremy Huffman (jr, 5’9 225) returns and right guard. Two seniors join him; one at center (#51 Zak Bolen (Sr, 5;10 215) and at LT #70 Damon Martin (Sr, 6’2 240). Two Sophomores fill the other spots- RT #58 Jett Massey (So, 6’3 195) and LG Wyatt Shrake (So, 6’3 280)… Not a small group! Defensively, The Bulldogs actually return their top 3 tacklers in Knight (85 tkls) Maxwell (57) and Wray (52). But they lost 8 starters counting Padgett. Knight and Wray anchor the defense with Knight at MLB and Wray at OLB. Knight leads the team with 17 tackles, 3 for loss, Way is next with 14 tackles and 1 TFL. #25 Alex Scdoris (So, 5’11 170) is at the other OLB (10 Tckles). Up front 3 OL will pull double duty with Huffman (7 Tck) and Shake at DT’s, Bolen at one DE with Whalen (8 Tkl, Starting TE) at the other. The corners are #11 Eli Padgett (Jr, 5’10 175) with Payne the other… SS is Maxwell who is co-leading tackler with Knight at 17, FS is Camic. If you’re keeping track that’s 8 two-way starters for Monrovia. I do see that Butts gives Knight a breather at MLB, and has 6 tackles, and #44 Nick Arnold (So, 5’9 165) shows up at OLB (2 Tkl) with#58 Massey from the OL with 6 tackles at DE. Knight punts the ball for the Bulldogs at a 32.9 clip, TJ Clark average 35.8 on kickoffs, and Madi Payne #3 and a senior has hit 1 of 2 PATs- The Miners are showing versatility in these opening weeks, rushing for 369 and passing for 343. An overall 356.00 ypg, split 184.5 rushing, 171.5 passing. This is a big improvement on the numbers Linton put against the Bulldogs in the 23-0 loss (22 rush, 63 pass). In that game Clay Whitney had 2 break-away TD runs of 69 (on the games 4th play), and 59 (On their 3 play of the 2nd half). In between that was a Wagner to Niece 23 yard pass midway through the 2nd, with a safety in the 3rd accounting for the 23 points. The Miners meanwhile… had little to no offense in the opening half with just a 39 yard hookup from Goodman to House getting Miner fans on their feet. Linton with just 3 first downs all night and a mere 85 yards of total offense. That has to rank as one of the all time low numbers. But nearly everyone returns from that 2018 Miner loss, and that game was the first start for then sophomore Trey Goodman. Goodman comes into tonight with a 62.5% completion percentage and 0 picks. He’s hit on 20 of 32 passing including an 11 of 14 game last week. 343 yards passing with 3 TDs to his credit. #15 Goodman (Jr, 6’1 170) has to his benefit #18 Devyn Robertson (Sr, 6’2 165) and #28 Clayton Hauser (Sr, 6’1 170) at SE’s. It’s rare that we’ve seen dual SE’s at Linton, but this combo is forcing that formation. Robertson has caught 11 for 203 and a score, while Hauser came alive last week and adds 5 for 80. Both have shown the ability to leap and bring in passes in jump ball situations. All three RB’s have been at the positions for 3 years. FB #8 Luke Lannan (Sr, 5’10 185) was the leading rusher in ’18 with 1,179 yards, and has back to back 70+ yard games thus far (28-145 5.0/c). WB #5 Lance Dyer (Sr, 5’11 175) had 118 yards last week, and leads Linton with 182 yards on 19 carries in ’19. Dyer had started at QB the first two weeks of 2018, but injured a shoulder—missing the Monrovia game last year. Since returning he has been back at WB, and happy about it. He had nearly 800 yards rushing in 2018. #43 Cash Howard (Sr 5’10 175) is the other WB, who gets lets attention but has 2 rushing TDs in his 8 carries for 22 yards. Miner WB’s also catch the ball… as Dyer had a 45 yard TD catch last week, and 2 catches this year; Howard adds 1 for 5. The other weapon not so much used as of yet is TE #35 Avery Puckett (Sr, 6’2 175), altho he does have a 13 yard TD catch. The offensive line is a veteran group with Seniors at LT #51 Dalton Smith (Sr, 5’10 205) and C #78 Tyler Mongeau (Sr, 6’1 205). #55 Vedder Rogers returns at LG (Jr, 6’1 225) and well as another returning starter at RT #57 Landon Giles (Jr 6’0 210). The new face is Landon’s brother #69 Damien Giles, a former TE (Jr. 6’0 225) at RG. We are waiting for the return of #77 Dalton Carpenter (So 5’10 215) who has yet to suit up from a broken leg suffered in the summer. He ended 2018 as a starting tackle as a freshman. Defensively the Miners have done very well against the run. Holding both Southridge (82 yds) and Sullivan (57 yds) under 100, and under 2.5 yards a carry! The numbers that jump out are the passing yards against. 267 from Southridge, 259 from Sullivan. While those numbers are similar… it was still a big improvement from the Southridge game to the Sullivan game. The Raiders were just 8 of 19 passing, and Linton had 3 picks… it was just 3 or 4 busted coverages that resulted in huge Raider plays that burned the Miners. The Arrows put the ball up 33 times, completing 19…and while there were a handful of long completions, there weren’t the long TD passes. I think also that the Miners dominated defending the rush game so that the Arrows were in pass mode most of the game if not the entire 2nd half. It would figure that the Bulldogs would try to find success in the air. If for anything, to keep the Miner D honest. It’s always hard to change an offense from one that a school had run for years and years. But once it clicks…it can become dangerous. I’m sure the Miner coaches will be ready for both options. Heading up the Miner D is returning leading tackler Lannan (21 tackles, 4.5 TFL 2 sacks), and soph #2 Gabe Eslinger (So, 6’0 180). Gabe is 2nd with 18 tackles, 2 for loss and a sack. Linton’s base D is typically a 4-4, but we’ve seen a bunch of 5 man fronts. With Eslinger manning the middle backer position, this puts Lannan in a prime blitzing position that brought success against Sullivan last week. In 4-4 we see Lance Dyer (moving from the DB position last year) to one OLB, while his brother Trevor Dyer (#11, Sr, 5’10 165) has moved into the other OLB spot. Lance had 9 tackles, Trevor with 8. Up from the Miners will use three DE’s…usually Smith (8 Tkl 1 TFL) and Mongeau (9 Tckls 3 TFL 1 Sack), but also Puckett on passing downs (3 Tckls, 1 Sack). DT’s are headed by returning starter #64 Hunter Boldrey (Sr, 6’0 255). Rogers (4 Tckls) as well as youngster #58 Donovan DeBruhl (So, 5’11 235) with 4 tkls. We’ve also see Landon Giles in as well. In a 5 man front it’s become common place to put a skill player, smaller but quick on the center. Previous years have seen success from Chance Howard, and Chase Howard making big plays. This year it’s #59 Braden Jackson (Sr, 5’7 70) and sometimes #25 Quin Miller (Sr, 5’11 175). Jackson has been in on 3 tackles, .5 TFL, while Miller has 5 tackles (several on Special Teams). The DB’s certainly have been under fire these opening weeks, but improvement week to week is the goal. #43 Cash Howard (Sr 5’10 175) moved from OLB to Safety this year, and made several key tackles last week…with 12 to his credit, and interception. He had another erased on a penalty. #23 Gavin House returns at corner (Jr, 5’7 160) with 9 tackles, and 2 picks. In 5 man fronts, we’ve seen Trevor Dyer move out to CB, but we saw more of Robertson at CB last week… and he had a key pass breakup on the last play of the 1st half in the red zone. Roberson has 4 tackles. Soph Kaulin Padgett (#7, 5’8 165) was slated as a starter at CB, but has been unable to play since an ankle injury in the scrimmage. He could be back this week or next. #27 Jace Elmore (Sr 5’9 160) has been perfect on PAT’s 7-7, and averages 45.9 on kickoffs. Lance Dyer has punted 6 times for a 29.8 average. So what happens tonight? It’s Linton’s first road game.. and it’ s a long haul. A couple hours in a bus. In both Miner games this year they’ve come out slow… 2 lost fumbles in the 1st quarter against Sridge, and three 3 and out’s for a total of 5 yards in the opening quarter against Sullivan. The defense has had to save to day early on.. and did so in both games. Monrovia is a team desperate for a win. We talk about Linton’s schedule… but the Bulldogs have quite the task as well---Triton Central 2A #6/#5; Indy Lutheran 1A #1/#1; Indy Scecina 2A #2/#2. Ritter has an improved team, Edgewood coming off an 8-4 season and is 2-0. Keep in mind they’ve given up just 14 points in each of those losses. Linton can’t afford to come out slow, or not be 100% physical from the opening kickoff.

Slick John here providing some spreads for entertainment purposes only. Memorial(-13.5) @ Goshen: If Memorial's staff can keep their players engaged, 2 of their toughest 3 games may already be behind them. 6-3 for Memorial is not out of the realm of possibility. Goshen hung tougher than I expected last week vs. Central. Wawasee @ Northridge (-21.5) : Northridge has put up some impressive point totals the last couple weeks regardless of playing teams with a combined record 0-4. Wawasee has not played such opponents. The battle of SR 13 will be decided before the sun goes down in Middlebury. NorthWood @ Concord (-1.5) : Maybe on their way past the dump, NorthWood will throw those red jerseys away. Concord is not as talented as Chatard, and a good weed of practice for NorthWood gives them an edge. Concord gets a point for being at home, where NorthWood hasn't won since 1997. #1 song on September 5 1997: Notorious BIG feat. Puff Daddy and Mase- Mo' Money Mo' Problems....Mo' Jersey's/Mo' Helmets Mo' Problems??? Plymouth @ Warsaw (-9.5) : Impressive win for Warsaw last week. I am not too familiar with Michigan City besides their recent performances in the 5A tournament, so the strength of that win will identify it self in later weeks, but right now it has got to be the most impressive win for anyone in the league. I think this game is definitely the highest scoring of the night- if not season in league play. Bonus Odds! Odds to win at least share of NLC Varsity Football Championship Warsaw (3:2)- explanation above. Concord (3:1)- current league leader. More to find out tonight NorthWood (3:1)- Only loss is agaisnt a state contender Northridge (3:1)- Two solid wins Plymouth (3:1)- if they win tonight, odds will change drastically Memorial (12:1)- uphill battle at this point, starting off at last place in the league for the 15th consecutive (but final!!!) season Wawasee/Goshen (250:1)- combo pick!!! If you pick one of these, you get two for the price of one!!!

Looks like a party at Gonzo's Hamilton county compound. The mosquitoes must be bad around the swamp................